The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-29

filled TO overlooking tonight with people
who sympathizcd with the Chicago AM
archists who were hanged. The meeting
had been called 10y the Trades federation
and in behalf of the widows and orphans
OF the anarchists recently executed in
Chicago.
II was an anarchist meeting through and
through. There were red ribbons and
feathers ON the women, red ncck-lie and
hpt-bands on the men. There was q red
M black flag back Of the stage, and the
portraits of the hanged anarchists were
dupcd in black and displayed. Tho po-
lice were present in force, but the meeting
was not interrupted. Scrgius 4. shcyitch
was the orator. In substance he said
"lt is no time To cheer; no time 10 weep.
II is time 10 think; time 10 get ready
for action. II il n memorial We are to Gel.
citrate tonight. Not in honor OF those who
do not want amy expression oi feeling. II
is To the people oi the country. The judi.
cial murder in Chicago would have been
impossible even in Russia. Tho men were
not hanged for crime They were hanged
for what they had thought, written and
spoken. They did not hang Spies and the
other anarchists alone. They hung free
speech, free thought II is supposed the
men were canks, were foreigners, 10
whom little attention was paid. II they
we're such, why was such an effort put
/ forth tO suppress thcmY IL is q mis-.
take 10 suppose their ideas do not
amount 90 anything. 4 quarter
OF century ago, John Brown, a
| native American, wis lynchcd, and four
| ycars later hall the nation were marching
on with his soul. DO YOU want to know
| the names OF the foreigners in this country
| They are Jay Gould the Nnndcrbilts, the
| Russell Sagcs. The foreigners are not the
anarchists. Theclcmcnt who have nothing
in Kind with the people are the capitalists.
/ They control our politics with their money,
aud have disgrnccd our honor aud liberty,
/ Their cry was law, aud order II ior their
/ own protection, Tor the protection OF their
| stolen property. The execution m chi,
| clgo will forever be handed down ms the
| NoIaiscJime In Your history. The people
lOWdcfly aud Henry George have placed
themselves In line with hangiucn. Tho
object of the tragedy was a. intimidHtc the
! advance workers In the labor movement
| There was no other cause for the murder
! Nuu have heard Il said that ilic anarchists
! do not belong to this country. They do
not want to belong to this country. They
/ lo not need 10 come under its flng. They
| have flag Ui their own, their rcd flag
| What h this rcd flag for which more noble
! hearts hnNcdicd than for any other What
! does this nd flag mcnn2 II means the blood
| oi humanity II means toput asiop to the
| shedding oi blood. II means to put asiDp
/ Ia the condition ol those who work bat
/ cannot enjoy, aud thusc Who do not work
| but do enjoy. There is blood on that flag
/ The blood uf thousands aud millions
/ slaughtered iur that flag II is drrnchcd
/ In the blood ui the victims oi the militia
/ oi Illinois aud other States II that flag Is
| dangerous, gentlemen Oi the press, that
/ danger has been created hy the 0vnilc.
/ men who employ your own b0sscs That
/ Lush about law aud order IN only
/ dust that Is thrown la the eyes ui the
! people. | hope Il is the habit to send
| spies to take down the words VI speakers
un these occasions, and what they do not
utter. let M stand together. Let us be-
| mor' fiery Ia our language than ever be-.
| fore. 1T the blood ol the anarchists cry
ont throughout the world. II is our ilig
We will raise u, We will carry Il through
I your streets The time is not iar distant
| when national monument will ho raised
! to the men murdered in Chicago
Resolutions were passed in which those
| present pledged themselves tO support the
widows and orphans Of the hanged Chi.
/ c1go anarchists